Used to work at Tesla and System76 as well as doodle about with homelabs. Figuring out life now. #autistic#pan-demi
Daily driving tux since 2018, project use since 2004.
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I work in IT, but I don't work in desktop IT, so I don't have any special rights to do anything on my own personal work computer. It's just as locked down as anybody else's. I can sudo to root on our servers, but I can't change my desktop wallpaper. Recently, corporate decided to hide Desktop in Quick Access, so I can't save to my desktop without going to c:\users\mike\Desktop. Plus, it's only hidden, not removed, so it's technically there and can't be added back. ARGGGG!
My debut EP is FINALLY ready for your ears! It's an emotional, melodic journey through love, loss, and personal demons, but wrapped in a catchy, cathartic rock & roll package.
I think you're gonna love it!
It's available at #Bandcamp 10 days ahead of streaming platforms, and each $4 purchase also bundles in the original demos of each song. Turn it up, sing along, and rock out!
I am once again getting the urge to install EndeavorOS but I... only use it to run firefox on it.
Seriously, this is the biggest reason I stopped using Linux; I don't actually use it for anything but browsing the web since gaming just is so much more convinient on Windows and I'm not into Linux for ideological reasons (yet).
I ALSO stopped because the number of bat shit racist libertarians on Linux forums I frequented were souring the experience. But that's another matter.
@RockyC side note: I said company-provided because I would get a lot of free Thinkpads out of the ewaste bins at the various places I worked up until 2021 when I switched to buying a @frameworkcomputer
@RockyC As someone who thinks they're a curmudgeon at the young age of 30, but moreso about life than Linux, I would agree here. I switched to daily driving various Linux distros on my at-the-time company-provided hardware in 2018 onwards. Gaming has certainly improved with the paid work on #proton and #wine I would say.
I think I wrote a blog post about running linux in 2019 here too https://www.s31bz.com/blog/2019/3/7/thinkpad-life-and-the-yearly-distrohop
The top ~50 Google searches are people typing in websites without the .net or .com because they can't remember the full domain name. (Including "google" which is hilarious.)
Is this a sad reflection on society, or proof that we need a more advanced search engine that actually answers questions rather than simply serving up promoted links and SEO-optimized clickbait.
I'm tentatively excited about this rumored ChatGPT search engine, even if I still have reservations about the future of AI.
I’ve been playing and enjoying games like Virtua Tennis 4 for more than a decade, and these jokers want to come along and say “we’re absolutely shutting down your SINGLE PLAYER game in two years.” #StopKillingGames
@killyourfm A friend of mine I grew up with has played Tennis games on various consoles and PCs for a long time, and also enjoys the sport in real life. Once he finds this out, he'll probably rant over beers the next time I see him lol.
Got one interview request so far today. Not a tech company, but I'll take it!
I wish the tech industry was more inclusive of unemployed neurodivergents when hiring...
A coworker of mine today was under the false impression that all games that ran on Linux ran slow and used opengl for everything.
> in comes my Arch Linux GPD Win Mini running Doom Eternal and No Man's Sky flawlessly #archlinux#linuxgaming#gpd
I'd just like to take a moment to say I wholeheartedly appreciate the work being done at @mullvadnet as well as @mozilla and @protonprivacy
Have an excellent week.
In a country and tech economy where you could work somewhere for four months and then get laid off at the drop of a hat so the executives can rake in more stock options, what resources do we unemployed tech workers even have to find another job? Friends working at other places? Hopes and prayers?
